David Zaslav Explains Why TLC’s ’90 Day Fiance’ Is Like Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’

It's not just the ratings, Discovery chief says

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David Zaslav says that TLC’s hit IP, “90 Day Fiance,” reminds him of another groundbreaking reality franchise he worked on: “The Real Housewives.”

“It reminds me of ‘Housewives’ when I was at NBC with the NBC cable group,” Zaslav Thursday said of “90 Day Fiance” during Discovery, Inc.’s third-quarter 2018 earnings call. “It’s not one show, it’s multiple shows. It runs for most of the year, it continues to grow. It also is working for us globally.”